Verconia purpurea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Verconia |
Species: | V. purpurea
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Binomial name | |
Verconia purpurea
Baba, 1949
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Verconia purpurea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [1] [2] It was first described in 1949 by Kikutaro Baba as Noumea purpurea. [3] [4]
The length of the body attains 20 mm.
This marine species occurs off subtropical Japan. [5] It is also found on the Great Barrier Reef. [3]